| Basic Industries | Consumer Industries |
| (i) The finished products of these industries are used by other industries. | (i) The finished products of these are used as raw material which are directly consumed by consumers. |
| (ii) For example, iron and steel industry provides steel as raw material to machine tool making or agricultural implements making industry. | (ii) For example, the medicines made in pharmaceutical industries are directly consumed by consumers. |
| (iii) These industries supply their products to others. Hence, they are called linkage products. | (iii) These industries supply their products to consumers. Hence, they are called as consumer goods industries. |
